Trucking companies in Illinois
56,086 active USDOT-registered motor carriers list a physical address in Illinois as of November 9, 2026, including 43,017 that match the trucking and freight niche.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
56,086
3% of U.S. carriers
Authorized for hire
74%
41,630 carriers
Operate interstate
64%
35,771 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
385
5,799 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
88%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
Illinois accounts for 3% of active U.S. carriers. The cities with the most carriers are Chicago, Aurora and Schaumburg, and the most common reported cargo is general freight, grain, feed, hay and building materials.
74% of carriers in Illinois are authorized for hire and 64% operate interstate. Most are small: 56% report one power unit or none, 29% run two to five and 5% run more than 20.
385 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 5,799 in the last 12 months. 88% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Cities in Illinois
Cities with at least 50 active carriers, by reported physical address.
- Chicago6,630
- Aurora874
- Schaumburg871
- Plainfield795
- Naperville753
- Joliet664
- Des Plaines652
- Rockford542
- Elk Grove Village536
- Elgin462
- Bolingbrook447
- Arlington Heights371
- Orland Park358
- Romeoville352
- Addison348
- Wheeling338
- Bensenville330
- Palatine316
- Springfield308
- Willowbrook286
- Mount Prospect280
- Tinley Park269
- Belleville265
- Carol Stream263
- Oak Lawn257
- Buffalo Grove250
- Downers Grove246
- Quincy239
- Hoffman Estates236
- Lombard234
- Cicero229
- Skokie229
- Bridgeview223
- Woodridge219
- Burr Ridge215
- Lansing215
- South Holland215
- Chicago Ridge213
- Waukegan213
- Rolling Meadows212
- Wood Dale210
- Lemont207
- Palos Hills207
- Decatur201
- Alsip200
- Algonquin198
- Oswego198
- Streamwood198
- Bartlett197
- Crystal Lake195
- Peoria194
- Franklin Park188
- Melrose Park188
- West Chicago186
- Burbank185
- Hickory Hills184
- Frankfort181
- Lockport180
- Calumet City176
- Darien173
Illinois carriers by cargo
- General freight carriers38,355
- Grain, feed and hay haulers12,456
- Building materials haulers12,454
- Construction haulers12,454
- Farm supply haulers9,166
- Heavy machinery haulers8,612
- Metal coil and sheet haulers6,730
- Dry bulk carriers6,160
- Paper products haulers5,950
- Car haulers5,734
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers5,712
- Meat haulers5,712
- Produce haulers5,234
- Log and lumber haulers5,206
- Beverage haulers4,456
- Household goods movers3,963
- Intermodal container carriers3,472
- U.S. mail carriers3,074
- Utility carriers2,762
- Livestock haulers2,659
- Driveaway and towaway carriers2,414
- Garbage and refuse haulers2,235
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers2,142
- Chemical haulers1,951
- Coal haulers1,432
- Passenger carriers1,086
- Oilfield equipment haulers935
- Water well carriers730
- Mobile home transporters655
Illinois businesses by trade
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 31,354 · 56%
- 2–5
- 16,377 · 29%
- 6–20
- 5,511 · 10%
- 21+
- 2,844 · 5%
New registrations by month
Carriers by Census add date, counting those still in the current Census.
- October 2025
- 424 · 90% active
- November 2025
- 347 · 90% active
- December 2025
- 382 · 91% active
- January 2026
- 521 · 91% active
- February 2026
- 513 · 94% active
- March 2026
- 547 · 91% active
- April 2026
- 590 · 95% active
- May 2026
- 555 · 88% active
- June 2026
- 614 · 89% active
- July 2026
- 577 · 94% active
- August 2026
- 561 · 95% active
- September 2026
- 548 · 96% active
- October 2026
- 516 · 98% active
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many trucking companies are in Illinois?
- 56,086 active motor carriers reported a Illinois physical address in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. 43,017 of them match TruckerFetch's trucking and freight niche.
How many new trucking companies register in Illinois each month?
- Over the last 13 complete months, an average of 515 carriers with a Illinois address were added to the Census per month. Daily Leads publishes them every morning by 8 AM Eastern.
Are these all trucking companies?
- No. Any business that operates certain commercial vehicles needs a USDOT number, so the registry also includes contractors, landscapers, movers, tow operators and other trades. Counts here cover every active carrier; the trade pages narrow them with TruckerFetch's niche presets.
How do I get a list of these carriers with emails and phone numbers?
- Carrier Search in TruckerFetch filters the same records by state, city, cargo, fleet size and time in business and shows each carrier's reported business email and phone. Contact details are never published on these public pages. Starter is $49 a month and a free account opens a sample edition. Filter to Illinois and export a CSV or CRM-ready file.
Where do these numbers come from?
- They are counts from the FMCSA Company Census as last observed by TruckerFetch. Active means Census status A. Carriers are placed by their reported physical address, cargo by the cargo codes they report and add dates by the Census add date. Carriers that asked to be removed from TruckerFetch are excluded.
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